Luxury Car

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has bestowed a Top Safety Pick award onto the 2013 Acura RDX and the 2012 BMW 3 Series, respectively. Both the RDX and 3 Series earned a score of Good -- the highest rating available through the IIHS and its testing procedures -- in ...    Read more

At last year's Geneva Motor Show, Rolls-Royce bid a token nod to eco-consciousness by trotting out a provocatively-painted electric-motored concept of its übersledge, the Phantom. The Phantom Experimental Electric, or 102EX, had a 1,452-pound battery pack underneath its 8-foot hood instead of the usual 6.75-liter twin-turbo V-12 engine. Rolls-Royce entertained the idea of introducing it ...    Read more

Eeveryone hates getting traffic tickets. Not only does the citation lighten your wallet, in some states your driving record will take a hit, while other states increase the price of your auto insurance. Now, thanks to Insurance.com's new "Uh-Oh! Calculator," you can see just how much that citation ...    Read more

The "Spirit of Ecstasy" is the famous hood ornament adorning virtually every Rolls-Royce exotic car on the planet, both past and present. The ornament, a woman whose windswept arms and flowing robes suggest angel's wings, is reminiscent of mermaids and other female figures affixed on sailing ships' bow. The Spirit of ...    Read more

This week began with the 2013 Ford F-150 shedding the camouflage that once covered the full-size light-duty truck's front-end. BMW's M branch, the performance wing of the German automaker, celebrated its 40th birthday on Wednesday and in honor of the milestone, we've compiled a list of the top five BMW ...    Read more

Ferrari has previously announced that it is recalling some of its 458 Italia models produced between 2011 and 2012 and all California models made in 2012 due to incorrect machining to the crankshaft. This can spell trouble for Ferrari ...    Read more

When we got our first look at the Fisker Atlantic ahead of this year's New York International Auto Show, we were stoked to see a stylish car from the automaker that would be more accessible than its more than $100,000 Fisker Karma. In fact, early word had it the Atlantic ...    Read more

Whether or not Tesla ever comes out with its Model S sedan seems to be a non-question to the electric startup. Whether or not it gets its expected 160-, 230-, or 300-mile expected per-charge range is much more pertinent to Tesla, despite other doubts. Tesla anticipates its top-spec 85-kilowatt-hour battery in ...    Read more

Aston Martin has carved out its own niche in today's automotive market thanks to its flagship vehicle, the DBS. While everyone loves a good supercar, their low ground clearance means they're not always practical in markets with poor road conditions, like China, Russia, and India. That's why Aston Martin has ...    Read more

Everywhere you look someone is gripping tightly to an iPhone, Android, or some other type of smartphone, because whatever the need, there's an app for that. As so, Hyundai announced it launched a refreshed version of Blue Link, an app that can control and peek into a variety of vital ...    Read more

BMW has been teasing its 2013 M5 and M6 for a while. Both are already on sale abroad, which makes it even worse. But as the German automaker gears up for pushing its new high-performance cars into dealerships, it's taken some of the guessing out by showing us how much they're ...    Read more

It's funny how time flies when you're having fun. And what fun the BMW M division, the company's motorsports offshoot, has been. BMW M came on the scene in 1972, complementing what connoisseurs had already found out with the "Neue Klasse" cars the automaker started making in the 1960s. BMW already built incredibly ...    Read more

Officially, the U.S. recession ended two years ago. Corporations, apparently, have not caught the news, busily reaping the benefits of their newly purchased government representatives or reorganizing as their executives soar away on their golden parachutes. The auto industry seems to be the sole exception. One of the last major manufacturing ...    Read more

Love it or hate it, there's no denying that the Chevrolet Corvette can keep up with the best of them both on and off the track. Since the end of the 2011 model year, Chevrolet has produced 1,526,747 Corvettes since production began back in 1953. Since 1981, when the National ...    Read more

This isn't your 2013 BMW 1 Series. The U.S. isn't getting the hatchback, as BMW met less-than-rave reviews the last time the automaker sold a three-door in the States. However, what you are looking at, if you squint a little, is the future of the BMW 1 Series coupe, ...    Read more

The BMW 3 Series has always been a popular car. But the wagon has more or less stuck to the niche fringes, especially with the prevalence of crossovers in the U.S. market. Yet, BMW has offered two generations of 3 Series wagons in the U.S. since its inception, and the ...    Read more

We understand the Bentley folks are pretty quick to point out the newest 2013 Bentley Continental GT's fuel economy ratings. And we ask— what is the world coming to? Bentley is of course talking about its new 4.0-liter eight-cylinder engine, and granted, when you compare it to the 6.0-liter W-12 in ...    Read more

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is a nearly three-ton full-size SUV, at home transporting soldiers to and from the battlefield, or well-heeled suburban power brokers. The 2013 Mercedes-Benz G-Class dropped at this year's New York Auto Show. Designed back in the Seventies, the G-Class has changed little, especially the exterior, though Mercedes ...    Read more

Electric car upstart Tesla Motors is at a crossroads as it readies to deliver its first Model S midsize luxury sedans. The automaker had planned to start delivering the $50,000 to $90,000 cars to customers by July but has since announced plans to jettison the schedule by a month and ...    Read more

Nissan is keeping itself busy, quickly expanding its partnership with Daimler, Mercedes-Benz's parent company. Announced this week, the Japanese automaker broke ground on a new plant in Decherd, Tennessee, to build engines for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and likely the next Infiniti G sedan, a car rumored to share the ...    Read more

With minimal fanfare, Aston Martin has quietly unveiled the limited edition DBS Ultimate model on its website, showcasing understated changes. Only 100 units will be produced, and this DBS model is likely to be the last of its kind. This is a surprising move as no pricing or even a ...    Read more

While many states have already outlawed texting, grooming, reading, and eating while driving, Rhode Island is taking distracted driving to a whole new level. Representative Peter Palumbo, a Democrat from Cranston, R.I., has presented a bill that would outlaw dogs from riding in the lap of the driver. If this ...    Read more

More automakers continue to update the user interfaces for their vehicles' infotainment systems but many are tough to comprehend.  Ford has seen firsthand what happens when an infotainment system is tough to use, while rival Chrysler enjoys a steady stream of compliments with its Uconnect. Ford in response has recently ...    Read more

Not even a week ago, automakers from all over the globe agreed to a new standard for electric vehicle charging, called the Combined Charging System, or CCS. Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Daimler AG, and Porsche have been lobbying for the use of single-pug system (a.k.a. CCS) ...    Read more

Did you know Germany's Nurburgring isn't really a race track? It's a public toll road. That means having a few taxis running around it at triple-digit speeds was probably more inevitable than it sounded, as supercars often reach speeds in excess of 200 mph while lapping ...    Read more